The strongest storm in a year is set to pound Southern California this week, with forecasters warning of potential widespread roadway flooding and the chance of landslides throughout the region — ...

Cliff Maurer is out as Public Works director for the City of Santa Barbara, Noozhawk has learned. His last day will be Wednesday. Maurer was hired in June ...

Indivisible Santa Barbara hosted an emergency Town Hall meeting on Saturday that garnered attendance by approximately 1,500 ...

California Lutheran University’s School of Management hosted its second annual “Business School on Rails” event on Dec. 16, ...

Santa Barbara, CA—On Wednesday, January 22, more than sixty people gathered to pay tribute to the late President Jimmy Carter ...

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The UC Irvine Anteaters (20-4, 10-2 Big West) play the UCSB Gauchos (16-8, 8-5 Big West) in a clash of Big West teams at ...

During the 40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) from February 4 through February 15, 2025, the organization recognized top cinematic achievements by paying tribute to film pro ...

Last week three retail stores in the downtown Santa Barbara announced they would be closing. Volcom and Billabong, located in ...

Harrah, who was honored last year with a Business Journal Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award, said construction on 3rd and ...

After playing Joan Baez in "A Complete Unknown," Monica Barbaro is picking up a Virtuosos Award. The actor was honored on ...